Rare Carved Stone May Portray Pictish Face

Lear Green (circa 1839-1860) was an enslaved African American woman in Baltimore, Maryland, who had herself shipped in a chest to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to escape slavery. Her story is frequently

The German-Soviet War, known in the USSR and today's Russia as the Great Patriotic War or, in Western Europe, as the Eastern Front of the Second World War (1939-45), began in June 1941 with Operation

Chloe Ahmanns Futures After Progress offers a delightful journey into South Baltimores environment and ecology. South Baltimore, due to frequent factory fires, chemical explosions, and aerial pollutan

The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established se

The Battle of Smolensk in August to September 1943 was the second time the Soviet Union and the Third Reich fought over the city on the Dnieper during the Second World War (1939-45). By the summer of

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), also known as Kit Marlowe, was one of the most influential dramatists of Elizabethan theatre. Though he is best known for his plays, his poems were very popular in the

The Battle of Kursk (Jul-Aug 1943), which involved nearly 6,000 tanks, was the largest tank battle in history and ended in a decisive victory for the Red Army in WWII (1939-45). Two Axis armies had at

On 5 May 1593, a series of anti-Protestant bills were posted throughout the city of London. One of the bills was written in iambic pentameter and included several references to the works of celebrated

What may be the largest recorded Neo-Assyrian winged bull (aka lamassu) has been uncovered at Tell Nabi Yunus in Mosul, Iraq, the famed ancient city of Nineveh. Located in the remains of the throne room built by King Esarhaddon (681-669 B.C.), the lamassu is six meters (20 feet) high, towering over the renown examples at … Read the full post →"Largest lamassu discovered in Mosul"

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI—Today, the adzuki bean (Vigna angularis) is cultivated throughout much of East Asia […] The post New Research Highlights Importance of Adzuki Beans in Early Neolithic East Asia appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, adzuki, beans, China, neolithic farming, Shandong Province, Xiaogao, Yellow River

TEBA, SPAIN—A team of archaeologists from the University of Cádiz (UCA) unearthed an extraordinary 5,000-year-old […] The post 5,000-Year-Old Monumental Prehistoric Tomb Found in Spain appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Andalusia, dolmen, La lentejuela, Malaga, megalithic tomb, seashell, Spain, Teba

The Siege of the Alamo (23 February to 6 March 1836) was an engagement of Texian forces with the Mexican Army, leading up to the Battle of the Alamo on the morning of 6 March 1836. The 13-day siege and battle has become legendary and is among the most famous military conflicts in history. The Battle of the Alamo is regarded as one of history's greatest last stands, as between 185-250 defenders...

The Schlieffen Plan, prepared by German Chief of Staff General Alfred von Schlieffen (1833-1913) in 1905, was a secret plan of attack by German armed forces against France, should the two countries go to war. The objective was to quickly defeat France in the west to avoid facing Russia in the east at the same time. The plan required German forces to quickly move through the neutral Low Countries...

A 5,000-year-old dolmen, a pre-historic monument with upright stone walls and a stone roof usually containing numerous burials, has been discovered in Teba, near Malaga in southern Spain. It is in an outstanding state of preservation and promises to add new information about the funerary practices of the southern Iberian Peninsula during the 3rd millennium … Read the full post →"5,000-year-old dolmen discovered in Spain"

MORAVIA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Thousands of years ago, an Ice Age hunter set down a small pouch […] The post Personal Toolkit of Ice Age Hunter Recovered appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Czech Repubic, Gravettian, hunter gather, Ice Age, Milovice IV, Moravia, projectile points, toolkit

MOSUL, IRAQ—According to a report by the Assyrian International News Agency, Iraqi authorities announced the […] The post Colossal Neo-Assyrian Sculpture Unearthed in Mosul appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Esarhaddon, Iraq, lamassu, mosul, Nabi Yunus, Neo-Assyrian, nineveh

TAMPA, FLORIDA—According to a statement released by The University of South Florida (USF), a new […] The post Horses Arrived in Sicily Earlier Than Previously Thought appeared first on Archaeology Magazine. News, Early Bronze Age, horses, libation ritual, pottery analysis, proteomics, Sicily

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was an American military officer and politician who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. From humble beginnings as a frontier lawyer in Tennessee, he rose to national prominence after his victory at the Battle of New Orleans (8 January 1815). He ran for president on a populist platform, supported by the new Democratic Party, and won election...